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An octagon has eight sides.
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How do you specify shapes?
You specify shapes by the number of sides (or edges, different name) they have. The suffix -gon at the end of a word show how many sides it has in the words. For example, an octagon has eight sides; so if you see a shape with eight sides, it's an octogon. All shapes are known as polygons, which means it has three or more sides.
Are all eight sided shapes called octagons?
No. All 2-dimensional shpaes with 8 sides are octagons; all 3-dimensional shapes with 8 sides are called octahedrons.
What is the name for a shapes with strait sides?
Shapes with straight sides are called polygons
Shapes with 8 sides?
A shape with eight sides is called an octagon.
What does a octagon hexagon pentagon look like?
They are closed flat shapes enclosed by eight, six and five straight sides, respectively.
Does octagon shapes have 8 equal sides?
No, octagons just have to be closed shapes with eight sides - the sides do not have to be of equal length.
How do you specify shapes?
You specify shapes by the number of sides (or edges, different name) they have. The suffix -gon at the end of a word show how many sides it has in the words. For example, an octagon has eight sides; so if you see a shape with eight sides, it's an octogon. All shapes are known as polygons, which means it has three or more sides.
Are all eight sided shapes called octagons?
No. All 2-dimensional shpaes with 8 sides are octagons; all 3-dimensional shapes with 8 sides are called octahedrons.
What do you call an unequal 8 sided shape?
For planar shapes, an eight sided polygon (also simply octagon) is any shape with eight straight sides it does not have to be equilateral (same length on all sides) or equiangular (same angle on all sides) as the regular octagon is.If you are talking about 3 dimensional shapes the terms are polyhedron & octahedron
Sides that shapes have?
They are the boundaries of the shapes.
Shapes with 4 sides?
Shapes that have four sides are known as quadrilaterals.
What is the name for a shapes with strait sides?
Shapes with straight sides are called polygons
Shapes with 8 sides?
A shape with eight sides is called an octagon.
What shapes have no sides?
All shapes have sides. Including a circle which has one curved side.
What are the similarities for a hexagon with equal sides and a square?
The only similarities between these shapes are that:These shapes have all congruent interior anglesObviously, the shapes are regular and have equal sides.
What are some shapes with equal sides?
There are a few simple shapes with equal sides. The basic shapes are a square, octagon, and an equilateral triangle,
What does a octagon hexagon pentagon look like?
They are closed flat shapes enclosed by eight, six and five straight sides, respectively.
